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Tunnels surfForecast / HAW – Molokai / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tunnels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tunnels sea temperature is
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tunnels today?
The current surf forecast for Tunnels at 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tunnels. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 30 | 78 | 134 | 273 | 368 | 732 | 711 | 555 | 486 | 325 | 264 | 209 | 212 | 170 | 164 | 96 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31AM 0.45 | 12:50AM 0.58 | 10:17AM 0.39 | 1:20AM 0.65 | 11:10AM 0.35 | 1:50AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00PM 0.12 | 7:29AM 0.37 | 5:26PM 0.10 | 8:38AM 0.33 | 5:54PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
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